Like a lot of you, I have tried tons of different pick over the years, and I have found the Gator Grip 1.5mm to be the best for my playing. I do rock,...Read complete review

Like a lot of you, I have tried tons of different pick over the years, and I have found the Gator Grip 1.5mm to be the best for my playing. I do rock, blues and some fusion styles and have found these to be superb for all three. This is the only pick I have found in this thickness that doesn't produce clicking and chirp, and I have tried most of the boutique brands. These picks are the same price as the Tortex picks, but IMO are much better made. Unlike the Tortex picks, these have beveled edges, and produce a much fuller, rounder sound, and even the logo's do not seem to wear off, even though this has nothing to do with play, if shows the quality. These are also a little smaller than the Tortex ones. They are the same size and shape as the Dunlop Delrin 500's, so if you tried these and liked them, you will love these, as they have much more grip. A nice size if you are coming from Jazz III's like me, and don't want a huge pick. A few reviewers have said they lose their grip when the white powder substance wears off. Not true for me at all, as the coating on this pick...not the powder is what makes it grippy. I think the powder is more for shipping purposes than for grip. I actually wash the powder off of mine when I get them as I think they feel and grip better! It comes off quickly even if you don't though. Try 'em!

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I've been using the Gator Grip 0.96 thickness for about a year now and I play hard driving bluegrass on a Martin HD-35. These picks sound great when they're new, the tone...Read complete review

I've been using the Gator Grip 0.96 thickness for about a year now and I play hard driving bluegrass on a Martin HD-35. These picks sound great when they're new, the tone they give my guitar is sharp and clean. They're a great shape and size for fast flat picking and don't slip too bad in your fingers. The only drawback I've found is that they don't last; after about an hour of really hard playing the point is worn off and rounded. This makes them even slicker to pick with but seems to really dull the tone that you get out of them, even when strumming rythme. Even though I go through a lot of them I haven't found a substitue that I like better. When you play as hard as I do you go through a lot of them so value is questionable.

I started playing guitar when plastic was the only material picks were made from. The tip of the plastic pick would break easily. Then other materials came about that ended the nuisance of broken picks. When I first saw the Gatorgrip picks, being that my nickname is Gator and these picks have gator on them, It was like having a personalized pick. What else could I do? They have a great grip for heavy strumming and fast alternate picking, they do not break. Eventually the tip will wear and become rounded but nothing lasts forever, right? I do get quite a bit of wear out of them and they're no expensive. I haven't switched in over 20 years.

I use these for bass playing in a metal / punk band. Put them through the grind and I've been very impressed with how long they hold up and have a great grip. I normally play with my fingers when doing different styles of music so I had to find the right kind to make an easy transition to the genre I do now. Highly recommend.

"Live" shows this is the pick I use. I 've never broken one of these, not sure that you can. I've got some that are so old the "gator grip" is worn off smooth and they still work great. Don't get me wrong, it'll take six months to a year of constant use to wear the surface away on this pick, these are the one's I have laying around the studio, most people will lose a pick before it gets this old. I've tried other picks with "grip" but found they were too "overbearing", not sure if that's the appropriate word or not, but I didn't like being able to feel the "grip" part if that makes any sense. Sometimes I will experiment with different picks in the studio depending on what I'm trying to accomplish that day, but when I hit the road this is the pick I make sure I have. You can't beat the price for this kind of quality.

This (Dunlop Gator Grip Standard Guitar Picks 1.50MM) is the best pick I have found for mandolin. I have tried all the different style picks including the most expensive but these provide the stiffness and curve and feel that I kept looking for and decided to stick with these exclusively.

I bought these picks b/c I wanted to experiment w/ picks that supposedly provide firm griping and greater control. This pick is disappointing. Its self-described as nonslip surface. I don't see/feel that its true. The surface seems like an average pick that gets slippery when ones hands get sweaty/wet. BL--> this pick is just average, I feel no special nonslip surface. Still looking for such a surface- I'll keep experimenting w/ other picks.